Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-05
District Government Affairs.

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me district attorney has returned TO the Dis
trict commissioners an opinion upon the dimculty
boat Co. over the lease of the wharf on water street
owned by The District and occupied by these COM
panies- Mr.. Riddle says: 1.-THE District made a
| wharf lease TO the Corcoran before terminating
whatever rights the Upper Potomac steamboat
CO. might have; The difficulty with the Corcoran'
people Is that they have recognized the steamboat
company as Landlord, and they should have seen
| for themselves that the companys rights were
ext1nguished before they took the District for a
/ landlord They contributed to bring about the
situation, and should be left to extricate them
| selves Whatever harm We have caused them can
| be set right hereafter"
the following permit work has been ordered
| by the Commissioners: Sidewalk on Vermont av-
enue near Arlington Hotel, with asphalt blocks, at
so65 and sss Bridge street, Georgetown a. ST.
for Richard Young; brick sidewalk at 625 and So
| Clarke.
The report OF Health Officer TownShend for the
last week shows: Number OF deaths 1O3; white,
Of; colored, 81; death rate per 1000 per annum;
white, 1894; coiored 3S 3d. total population $3.50.
~ A. were under years OF age and 10 over 90 years
II; darrnGal, 5; dphtheria, g; typhoid fever, s.;
maiaral fever 3; pneumonia s. 1O7 births reported
males; IS white females; 10 colored males; 20
colored females. Marriages reported: rs white,
IA cOlOred
The Commissioners have ordered that the street
line OF the Old Washington canal heret known
as Canal street, will hereafter be known as scar
roll avenue" yhe Name "Canal street, was given
without authority.
The Commissioners have contributed $3.50 to Mrs
u. W. Herman. treasure1 OF the Aged Woman's
home, out OF the poor fund.
Dr. Chas. X. Koones has been appointed resi-
dent physician OF the Washington Asylum, vice
Dr; c: N. Rawlings. resigned, to take effect
STEINER PLEADS GunTy-Yesterday afternoon
whose arrest In Philadelphia and removal
here was reported in yesterdays STAR, pleaded
guilty IN the Criminal Court to the cnbezzlelnent
OF $444 from the Metropolitan Life Insurance COM
pany OF New York. He will be brought up from
jail on Saturday for sentence.
THE MOUNT VERNON AVENUE AssoC1Ar1oN.--The
president OF the Mount Vernon Avenue Assocla-
tlon has appointed the Following committees in
connection With the Mount Vernon avenue pro-
9e sd, on charter legtsa!ion and permanent or
snowden. j. l. Beckham and W. E. Clarke. on
ns OF way and location OF Mount
George johnson, F. A. Reed and ". Gillingham.
On ways, means ana tlnance-Messrs. Frank Hume,
w. NJ. Gait. DR.. 6. Wythe Cook, D. A. Windsor,
Robert Portner, Harrison Hatch and W. Walton.
MARRIAGE LICENSES. : Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk OF the court to Lewis
A. Nesline and Kate Kitty McChesney; w. j. Nc
Gill and Mary DinSkey; Samuel j. Mills, Of Ionia,
Israel Jacob Cook and Lilley Hulme, both OF Fair
lax County, Va
THE HUMANE SOCIETY. The executive COM
mlttee OF the Humane Society report work for the
prevention Of cruelty TO animals as follows: Num-
Der Of cases investigated, 1874; remed,ed without
prosecution, 155; prosecuted, 80; convicted, So;
acquitted, B. Cases Of horses unfit to work, lis;
beaten or whipped, l; killed by the agent, 4;
overloaded, !; oyerdriven, u; driven when CALLED
or lame So; general cruelty, Z. AS the American
Humane Association holds Its annual meeting in
following persons were Elected to reoresent the the
Washington society: Judge Macarthur, Rev. DR..
B.rtlett Mr.. A. S. Pratt, Mrs. Halliday Mr.. IL. Z.
Mitchell, Mrs. F. Murray.
AN OUTRAGE IN MARYLAND.-On the oath OF Sep
temoer, coiored girl fourteen years Old, named
Arabella BlackistOn, who lived near Seabrook, Nd,
was met In the woods near that place by a white
boy or eighteen years, known as Fritz Friday, who
assaulted her, knocking her Down and committing
an outrage upon her person. The girl Is small Tor
her age and was badly injured. The boy nude his
escape at the time and has not yet been arrested.
COwhiddinx Troublesome Admirer.
MRS. HAMILTON, OF BROOKLYN. THRAsHEs AN Ex-
SEKGFANT-MAJOR OF MILITIA.
An exciting scene occurred Tuesday afternoon
at Bedford avenue and North I'd street, Brooklyn,
when Mrs. E. ]. Hamilton publicly horsewhipped
an old man whose attentions were unwecome to
her. The victim was stephen K. Glover formerly
sergeant-major Of the 47th regiment, to which
Mrs. Hamilton's son belonged up to the time OF
his death, q year ago. Glover boarded In Mrs.
Ham1tonS house for some time, and was en-
ployed in the Nassau Gas Company before going
to California last year. He returned short time
ago. but Was out OF work, and, being unable to
pay his board, Mrs. Hamilton eli I'D him for non-
payment. He had previously laid her unwel-
come attentions, and she was glad to get him out
OF the house.
After he went away he Intercepted Mrs. Hamil-
tons daughter on her way to school and sent mes
sageS to the mother, telling her he must have
something TO eat as he was starving. He also sent
letters to Mrs. Hamilton in which he said that his
condition was due to her refusing to love him
Finally, yesterday Mrs. Hamilton received postal
card from him beginning "Dear Jennie" upbrald-
Ing her. He afterward went TO her house and
sought admittance, but Mrs. Hamilton pushed him
from the steps. He called her names and She got
whip and used 1t on him. Glover is thought by
his friends TO be out OF his mind.
PROPOSED BIG SHIPYARD At NEWPORT News
Mr.. G. p huntington accompanied by Gen. w. c.
and Mississippi Valley Railway, visited Newport
News Monday tor the purpose OF considering the
question or establishing shipyard there. 1t Is
stated that the project was virtually agreed upon
and that 1T Is probable that work on the Yard
which is TO be big enough for the construction OF
four ocean steamers at one time, will be soon be-
gun.
ACTRESS SOPHIE EYRE DIvoRCRD.-Sophie Eyre
the English actress, formerly of Walach's com
pany, whose marriage with Chauncey X. W1nSlow
the son OF wealthy Cincinnati man, created q
social sensation there in 1885. is no longer Mrs
Winslow. The suit for divorce, begun by her
husband in San Francisco year ago, has been
do tod elo.xy